Bob Dylan: Tempest

Bob Dylan, who turned 70 in 2011, shows no signs of relinquishing his status as America's reigning rock poet. The four albums before Tempest garnered him Grammy accolades, platinum sales, and critical acclaim as being among the best of his career. Alongside the originals on this one—his 35th—is a traditional song called "Roll On, John," which he performed live on the radio in 1962, the year he released his debut LP. Fifty years on and still going strong … including a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a two-disc set of Dylan covers by international superstars to raise funds for Amnesty International, and a special Pulitzer Prize "for his profound impact on popular music and American culture marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary lyrical power." Other tracks include "Duquesne Whistle," "Soon After Midnight," "Narrow Way," "Long and Wasted Years," "Pay in Blood," "Scarlet Town," "Early Roman Kings," and "Tin Angel."